Selasa, 30 Maret 2010

Packing for conventions

Convention season has started here in Finland. We are not yet sure which ones we are going to attend, but the great wheels are turning. In the meanwhile, waiting to see if our schedules’ match and how our bank accounts relate to travelling, I thought of revealing our strategy of packing for conventions. This post is based on the experiences of train and car travelling.First thing is to see that you have everything ready before you start. We make a list of all the objects we need for the cosplay. Nothing will be left out and the direction is usually from top to bottom and from inside to outside. When you have all items checked and in front of you, you can start packing. Golden rule for packing is to put heavier things on the bottom and lighter ones on the top to avoid crushing effect and un-wanted...

Senin, 29 Maret 2010

WCS Singapore Selection Round 2010

Sorry for the wait, my video is up! This video is taken backstage while all the teams were waiting for the results. It was a very boring and long wait and everyone was as exhausted as can be, including myself. Which is the reason why I have very little footage this time round. My body kinda collapsed after the skit and interview (I was helping a classmate with his school project) and I felt this really overwhelming fatigue, headache and body ache engulfing me. In short, I just wasn’t in the best of Paparazzi state. But still, much thanks to many of the cosplayers who graced my video and waved/reacted to me. I think everyone did really really well. It was cool being in such a competitive competition =)   The 13 teams backstage waiting...

Minggu, 28 Maret 2010

WCS Selection Competition 2010

I can't seem to find any other uploads of the competition skits! I must suck at searching.... but anyway, here are some of the uploads by Zeratul . Much thanks to him for recording the event skits for people who couldn’t see it that day to enjoy =)  Blaz Blue: Jin & Noel Monster Hunter : ??? & ??? Synchronicity: Kagamine Rin & Len Sandplay of the Dragon & Magnet: Megurine Luka & Gakupoid Skip beat: Mogami Kyoko & Kotonami Kanae  Canterella : Kaito & Hatsune Miku Axis Power Hetalia: England & America...

Sabtu, 27 Maret 2010

WCS selection results!!

My adorable "Kyoko's Evil spirit" props. The bigger head was supposed to be attached to the black cover but due to some hiccups....it was eventually not shown on stage =\. More at next entry perhaps. Congrats to the six team who managed to progress forward! The competition was very tough and every team displayed a high level of dedication to their costume and skit. One of the best competition year imho!Congratulation to peggy, jesuke, aya, frank, kyubei, mitsui and the other three teams that won!!!! I'm so sorry I don't know the names of the cosplayers ToT but below are the series of the teams that won.Synchronicity, kagamine Rin/LenBlaz Blue, ???Monster Hunter, ???Axis power Hetalia, America & EnglandMegaman, ???Cantabile, Kaito &...

Jumat, 26 Maret 2010

Wcs selection competition tmr!!

See these jellies? Gin and I are giving them away tomorrow! Come up to us and say the code "LOVE ME!" and we'll offer you one! Our costumes shouuullldd be fairly easy to recognise. Think pink =D Event information as below.Location: West Coast Plaza Time: 1pm - 5pmthe nearest mt station is clementi. Exit from the right, go down the bridge to the nearest bus stop and take a bus over.Gin and I are team 4 henceforth we'll be coming out fairly early. Don't be late!! There will be many familiar faces taking part in the competition so come support us! Charge your camera batteries now!!! I'm off to pack ta...

Kamis, 25 Maret 2010

Vocaloid Cosplay PV: Melt (Peggy & Jesuke)

Vocaloid Cosplay PV:Melt from Peggy666 on Vimeo. Song by Supercell,he's a very famous composer in the world of vocaloid! Did a cosplay PV for it because this is one of the first few songs that i heard from a vocaloid and its kinda memorable to me. ======================== Photograph: Zerartul and Staci Ng Hatsune Miku: Peggy (www.wildmushrooms.deviantart.com) KAITO : Jesuke (www.jesuke.deviantart.com) post process/animator : Peggy Special thanks: Mr.James,DD-Tenka and Vic Thanks everyone for being there...and helping us <3 Yeah~~ Peggy’s Vocaloid PV is finally out ! *Pimps* Congratulation to the entire crew for pulling this big project out ^_^! I think Peggy did a fabulous job editing...

CasualtyCosplay cartoonized by laira87

Few posts ago I wrote about our collaboration with doujinshi artist laira87. It was probably two days after I put out the post when Laira contacted me. She granted us a permission to put her upcoming doujinshi cover here on our blog! The title of her new work is Soulstrip. For more information about publication and availability of the doujinshi and about the artist herself go to Laira's Deviantart profile....

Selasa, 23 Maret 2010

Forged faces and features- Cosplay make-up

For us, make-up is a necessity. Even Yoki, who never wears any make-up is willing to powder, fade and blush if it's for the sake of cosplay. Once I even got her wear mascara, which she really, really hates. I'm not in any way professional make-up artist, but through try and error I have found ways that work well for us. There are lot of make-up tutorials in Youtube from basics to professionals. But because we get a lot of questions about our make-ups and body paints I thought that I'd make a post about it.I think it's best to go with the products you already know. For cosplay purposes I use almost all the same stuff I have in my make-up purse crazy body paints not included. I have found a good foundation, which I use daily. For conventions...

Senin, 22 Maret 2010

Vocaloid Live Concert 2010!

For those of you who missed it, hurry up and watch like NOW before it gets taken down again!!!!! Download them if you can!   Megurine Luka – Just Be Friends I love how they blacked all the lights out before the music started and then ZZZzzzz000oooomm straight to “Just Be friends~ All we gotta do , Just Be Friends~”. Totally hyped the crowd up! Kagamin Rin - RoshinYuukai & Kokoro Omg, I love the quiet prelude. You can totally hear the fans screaming! I so wnana be there T^T! Hatsune Miku - World is Mine Definitely one of Miku's most famous and iconic song =) Hatsune Miku - The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku Live(??)...

Black★Rock Shooter [Halyosy] Cover Edition Cosplay PV Teaser

I can't believe I forgot to pimp this here! Anyway, BRS Cosplay PV teaser is out ^_^!...

Minggu, 21 Maret 2010

Wcs 2010: preliminary rounds briefing

And so SCC held their first preliminary competition debrief today... Or rather yesterday morning. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to show any pics of the stage or not so I'm not sharing it here. Anyway, there's quite a lot of teams this year ToT. And we all took a ballot to decide our team sequence.The rest of the day was spent tirelessly fine tuning our skit and doing our props. I'm dead tired  X_x Anyone wanna take a guess at our team's cosplay series? ? Yes, another boring costume. I wish I'm the sort who goes for elaborate costume but alas bes ish not T_T. So wish me/us luck!More information about the event; the World Cosplay Summit Selection Rounds One!Date: 27 March 2010 Venue: West Coast PlazaTime: 1.00pm - 5.00pmWebsite: http://ev...

Sabtu, 20 Maret 2010

Breakfast, water and emergency chocolate bar

When your costume is finally ready it´s time to participate in an event. But before you rush in the middle of kitty caps, over-sized swords and flashlights you should prepare yourself. Usually events last the whole day (and the next day and so on) so you need to remember that even though you're cosplaying undead priest, your stomack doesn't cooperate with willpower only.First step: Breakfast!The most important meal of the d-day and maybe the only proper one. Two pieces of bread aren't enough so you have to add something extra like porridge, yoghurt and fruits. This combination will keep you functioning the next 3 to 5 hours. This is our experience, every person is different.Second step: Water.Because summer is often hot (that depends) and we...

Jumat, 19 Maret 2010

Shana Playing with Yuji’s Shoe

Shana: Kaika (aka Elpheal) Yuji: Zephyus Video edit: Kaika ©http://thecosplaychronicles.vze.om Pretty self explanatory video. Taken last December during our shoot. I just wanted to demonstrate how big that shoe was on me but.... now that I look back, I feel quite mean for doing that ^_^ ||| Much thanks to the photographers and Zephyus for being my lovely Yuuji :D Photos taken that day =). Sorry very Shana-centric =_=;;;     Photos by Geno Photo by Justin All taken from my DA account ^_^;;; Sorry…… I turned this into some personal showcase entry already=_=:;;;;...

Just Be Friends: random prep notes

Okay, I know I blogged before that I won't be blogging about JBF already. But I also did mention I'm not doing it because I have nothing more to say. And I accidentally found these drawings I did for the video just now. Thought I'd chronicle them Haha! The massive amount of clothing's needed for the shoot was overwhelming so I did quite a fair bit of these drawings to help me keep things in check. To answer all your queries, YESSSSSSS. I used Shana’s costume xD Click for larger pics!...

Rabu, 17 Maret 2010

Collaboration with doujinshi artist laira87

This picture of us will be drawn as a doujinshi cover by laira87. Last month we got a message one of a kind. Doujinshi artist, who has account on Deviantart under laira87 contacted us and asked a permission to use one of our cosplay pictures as an inspiration for a cover of her new project. I explored her work, discussed with Yoki about the matter and changed few messages with Laira. She was really nice person and quick on her moves! It didn't take long before she sent me a sketch, where Sasori and Deidara were drawn in the way we pose in our picture.We granted the permission and now we are waiting for the cover to finished. So exiting! The funny thing is, that this particular photo is based on a drawing I, myself made years ago. So Laira is...

Selasa, 16 Maret 2010

Random reply + Tutorials to share!

Hi Guys~~ Thanks for all your hearty comments and opinion on my last discussion entry about the definition of a Cosplayer. It’s nice to hear different sincere and heartfelt opinions from everyone. And I agree with a lot of what you guys said. Though, I think that post might also have given a much more serious and unhealthy image of me =_=||| I probably sound really heated up and all but I’m actually not. I just wanna share the little thoughts that pops into my head occassionally. I can’t say I’m really stressed out about it because well…even if I really am. I’m doing a really bad job solving it. Because my cosplays are still NOT improving and I’m still pretty much cosplaying…the same old boring genre of characters. But maaa….I don’t care....

Minggu, 14 Maret 2010

Akatsuki interviews uploaded

Today I went to Yoki's place with my wig and a bottle of fake blood. We had done the script ready a week earlier, so we didn't have to mind that. The editing was fast, thanks to Yoki's new computer. Zero crashes, zero grey hairs. Music, more precicely "Bad Ideas (distressed)" we got from incompetech.com by Kevin MacLeod and it's licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. At 11am we started to prepare for our photoshoot and and at 6pm we were ready and the outcome of the day was uploaded on Youtube. You can check here for Akatsuki interviews.Obligatory "after" pic.We were thinking of doing a series of interviews. First question came up years ago when we were cosplaying Sasori and Deidara the first time, but for some reason we didn't materialize...

Sabtu, 13 Maret 2010

Vocaloid Hologram Live ( Megurine Luka: Just Be Friends)

OMG OMG OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1ARGFHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111HOLOGRAM LUKA WTFBBQ ?!?!?!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AND SHE LOOKS SO REAL!!! SHE"S WAVING AT ME!!!! AHHHH *WAVES BACK*I WANNA BE THERE I WANNA BE THERE I WANAN BE THEREREEEEE!!!!!!!!1ASDGHJKLAEAAweartsasgasasash;jhjl !!!!!!!!!I'm so overwhelmed by awesomeness I'm at a loss for words!!!!!!!Now i feel like cosplayinging default luka and performing this song T_T. And learn the dance !!!! OMG!!!!! someone save me from this slithering into the fandome/cosing luka wants/siaoness/craziness !!!!*rewatches infinite time*THE TWINS! KAgamine & Rin singing "Buterfly on your shoulder" *_*!!!Thank goodness I'm not a fan of the song...otherwise I'd suffer another heart palpitation overload!Another...

Are you a cosplayer? What's a cosplayer?

Ok so, I am so not asking for the wikipedia definition of a 'cosplayer'. But asking more in a figurative form… what do you think defines a cosplayer? Honestly, this is such a flammable topic but I just feel like talking about it so here it is. I can't remember when it started... but recently, I've started to feel weird and awkward to call myself a cosplayer. Before you start slamming me, calm down and read on. Lemme explain. So, I've always felt somewhat awkward for liking this geeky sport and honestly its not exacy something I'd brag about throughout my 9 years of cosplay. So feeling awkward and embarrassed is nothing new. But that's another story for another day. What I've started to feel is a little different. Not awkward...

Kamis, 11 Maret 2010

Preparing to wear a cosplay almost after three years!

Next weekend we are going to do something we haven't done in almost three years. Wear Sasori and Deidara! We have worn non-canon costumes, but not their official outfits for a long time. It's quite obvious that things have changed after the last time we had Akatsuki gear on... and they will change before the weekend, when we are going have the photoshoot. Our wigs are going to spend some quality time with me and my scissors. And loads of hair spray, I predict.We tried the outerwear of the costumes, in other words the Akatsuki cloaks yesterday. We both squeaked how nostalgic it was and how long it's been since then. We were standing in Yoki's room staring ourselves from the mirror, tilting heads back and forth. Just staring. That... was... wierd....

Rabu, 10 Maret 2010

Just Be Friends Cosplay PV (Behind the Scene 2)

Hi peeps~ After struggling with my lousy workstation, this video is finally out! Yes, to commemorate the success on NicoNico, I finally got my lazy arse around to editing Day 2 of the filming. This video features footages taken on the 2nd day of our JBF shoot where we focused on the Flashbacks. Now that I really sit down and look at it, I find it unbelievable that we took SO MUCH TIME to shoot those flashbacks alone! Seriously! We officially started around 1- 2+PM and only ended around 11+ PM. That’s like, pretty much the same timeline for day one’s studio shoot. And we have so much more scenes to cover at the studio! *faints* I guess all the image /costume/hair changing plus running around really took up a lot of time =\ Without much...

And things just continue to get more ridiculous….

Haha, in case you can’t spot the mistake. That is someone else’s Youtube channel. Not mine. Some Naruto fan actually got the video from niconico, then uploaded it to Youtube. I am in some sort of shock myself so I don’t really know how to react. But I left him a nice comment as can be seen in the screencap. Should I PM him/her to take it down? I know I should but I feel a little mean doing that =\ . So I need some help here peeps! Comment and tell me your vote for my action!!! Much thanks to emmyp95 for directing my attention to this video. Edit: He/she replied my comment with a PM! He/she have credited and put a link to my channel in the description. |||||||||||| oTL Now I feel even meaner! AHHHHHHHHHH I think I just made the...

Random Cosplay Tip #5: make up remover!

This is more a beauty tip than a cosplay tip but I find it amazing so I'm gonna share anyway :)Yes, make up remover. By far, the best and non drying make up remover I have tried and is still continuing to use, is pure olive oil. I discovered this by accident one day and have stuck to it since then.Not only are pure olive oil great at cleaning, they also moisturizes your skin very well. And you can't deny how much cheaper they are compared to regular make up remover. I believe extra virgin oil will work even better but pure olive oil will do fine too. My bottle cost my mom like $3.80.Yes, I stole my mom's bottle. She had originally bought it for her hair but I decided to try it as a cleanser and have used it ever since then...

Popping stuff , unhappy paintjob and the devilish cracking sound

We are taking heavy casualties! My snowtrooper costume took some damage on the battleground. Hiron wanted me to tell about it so I'm going to list the casualties here, right now:After spending few moments on our yardmy kneepad holder saidPOPwhile entering a carthe armor piece on the back of my hand saidPOPI didn't notice asmy shoulder straps saidPOPand when there were no glue or tape aroundmy visor saidPOPand as I came back to the baseI saw that one of my details had saidPOPConclusion: glue doesn't like the coldYou move and your armor parts sometimes rub against each other. That is how you come up with unhappy paintjob. Most of the areas, which are lacking paint, are luckily in hard to see places like your abdomen and outsoles.And finally the devilish cracking sound. The one you never wish...

Selasa, 09 Maret 2010

Snowtrooper: Second step

References are important when the goal is screen accurate costume. That’s why I made whole post about it. The second step is much vaster. It inncludes all the ground work and material selection.Step two: InitializationWhen you are pulling your costume from the ground, you need to start with choosing materials for the clothes and in our case for the armour. Again searching trough forums and other sites I found recommended materials for the uniform. We chose flannel for the coat and pouches and for the pants I used thick cotton. I used same stuff on my Bubblehead nurse costume, where it proved to be really nice quality and forgiving material. For the shoes I chose awning cloth for its durability and thickness. For attachments I used Velcro, rubber...

Just Be Friends Cosplay PV ( ranked 1st?!?!?)

Oh. My. God. Suddenly, god decides to be super nice to me(and the entire team) and granted us such an amazing gift of appreciation and accomplishment. Yes, according to NicoNico, our JBF Cosplay video is now ranked the top most watched Vocaloid related video on NicoNico. I have no idea how this ranking is assessed, if anyone knows, leave me a comment and let me know hokays? Last night it was ranked 4th. Was super happy when we realize it had jumped dramatically from 11th to 4th. But I thought that was going to be the end and the best it’d ever get. But now…. it has jumped straight to the top T_T   BANZAI \o/!!!! Its a pretty amazing ride and it definitely didn’t occur to us that we’d make it that far. Especially not when the...

Minggu, 07 Maret 2010

Just Be Friends Cosplay PV on Nico!

LINK: Feature on Vocaloid Blog LINK: Video on niconico OMG…. I can’t believe it. Someone actually liked our cosplay PV enough to post it back onto Niconico (its like japanese youtube). Honestly, I think its a damn big deal and a damn big compliment. And the general comments on it were pretty positive. Very Gandongs lei T_T Ps: Those red words on the screen of the videos are other user’s comments This Vocaloid Site also did a short feature entry on the video. Am so grateful they bothered to link the original Youtube Video along with the Behind the Scenes video.   According to reiko, the video is ranked the 11th most watched Vocaloid Video on NicoNicoDouga. I don’t understand Japanese so, feel free to let me/us know if...

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